Eligibility

Find out if you qualify for a free home eye test

England and Wales You may qualify for a free NHS eye test at home if you are unable to visit an optician unaccompanied due to physical or mental disability and are any of the following:

• Aged 60 or over

• Registered blind or partially sighted

• Diagnosed with diabetes or glaucoma

• Considered to be at risk of glaucoma, as advised by an optician

• Aged 40 or over and your mother, father, brother, sister, son or daughter has been diagnosed with glaucoma

• Receiving benefit (Income Support, Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance, Income-related Employment and Support Allowance or Pension Credit Guarantee Credit). You will also receive free glasses if you are in receipt of any of these benefits